WIRE SPLICING 25 to taper the splice, the strands may at this point be split, and half of the wires being tucked away as before, the other half cut close to the splice. Fig 67 shows the finished splice ready for serving over. It will be noticed that this style of splice possesses a plaited appear- ance, and the more strain applied to the rope the tighter the splice will grip, and there is no fear of the splice drawing owing to rotation of the rope. Fig. 68 —Wire Rope Grip. Fig. 68 illustrates Messrs Davey & Co.'s wire rope grip which offers a quick and effective substitute for splicing and fastening wire ropes by unskilled labour. Fig 69—Sections of Wire Ropes. Different methods of laying up the wires in each strand and of twisting the strands together are shown in Fag. 69. The black shading represents hearts of hemp rope. HOW TO MEASURE ROPE. Fig. 70.—-Right Way. Wrong Way.